Media Studies A-Level
Codes and conventions
What Codes and conventions means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Codes and conventions
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Reference: AQA
What a product uses or plays with, and how those choices position the reader or viewer.
Topics that use Codes and conventions
- Subject content (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience readings
- Audience reception
- Audience targeting and reception
- Audiences and distribution in a digital age
- Distribution
- Formal and technical choices
- Funding models and public service
- Magazine industries, ownership and funding
Using Codes and conventions in the exam
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